Beehive.



No- 838,444. PATENTED DEC. l1,1906. J. H. PADGETT.

BEEHIVE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.14,1905.

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PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906.

J. H. PADGETT.

BEBHIVE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.14,1905.

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BEEHIVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

Application filed December 14,1905. Serial No. 291.719.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. PADGETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Beehives, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a beehive; and the object of the invention isto provide a hive withan outer and inner casing, the inner casing beingpartially formed of wire netting and spaced from the outer casing,thereby securing a free circulation of air between the casings, and thusmaintaining an even temperature throughout thebeehive, permitting a viewof the interior of the hive when the outer casing is removed and also.preventing the bees from building comb upon the walls ofthe hive, thewire-netting being normally closed by solid, panelsarranged upon theouter face of the wire-netting, and thus not accessible to. the bees andreadily movable when it is desired to view the'interiorof the hive.-

The invention consists also of the novel features of constructionhereinafter fully described, pointed out in the claims, and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figurel is a detail perspective view ofthe hive, a portion of the outer and inner casings, panels, andWire-netting being broken away to show the interior construction. Fig. 2is a vertical section through the hive. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionupon the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. .4 is a horizontal section upon theline 4 A of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5 5 ofFig. 2, a portion of a removable flooring being broken out and a boxbeing removed from the base of the hive. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectionupon the line 6 6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view showinga portion of the base, a housing, and a removable box.

In the drawings, A represents the outer casing of the hive, which casinghas solid side and top walls and is downwardly open. An inner casing Brests upon and is hinged to a base B, which base is provided with cleatsB adapted to slightly rest it above the ground. The inner casing B iscut out on each of its vertical sides and in the cut-out portion of eachside is placed a wire screen C. At the top of the inner casing arearranged interior cleats D, slightly below the upper edge of the casing,and upon these cleats lifted out when desired.

rests a removable frame .1), which carries a wire screen D The-outerportion ofthe sides of the casing B are normally closed by removablesolid panels E, which rest in said cut-out portions, it being understoodthat the screens C are set in and not flush .with the outer face of thecasing. B. The panels E may be held in position in; any desired manner,and I'have shown the same as being provided with a button. adjacent oneedge, which button whenin locking position will engage a suitable recessformed in the side of the'cutout portion, as will be readily understood.

. A cover-board E rests within the frame, D and upon the wire screenortop I). Thecover-E is .not secured in place and :canbe In order'toprevent-the bees access to the space between the outer and innercasings, anentranceway is constructed as follows: Adjacent thebottomsof. the

. two casings and on their front sides they are cut out, the cut-outportions alining with each other and upon the. base, and within thiscut;-out portion is arranged a housing F or conduit open at each end andthrough which the bees can pass in entering and leaving the hive, theouter end of this housing opening without the outer casing and the innerend opening within the inner casing. The outer casing A also carries aslidable door F, by means of which the Inouth'or entrance to the housingF can be closed.

WVithin the hive upon the base is loosely placed a box G, having theends cut out, as shown at G, and provided 'with a wire top G This boxnot only provides a free space within the bottom of the hive in whichthe bees can pass from the housing F, the inner end of which will openinside of the box G when the box is placed, as shown in Fig. 7, but thebox also provides ready means for removing bees from one hive toanother, as the bees collected inside of the box will cling to the innerwalls of the box and to the wire top when the box is removed to beplaced in another hive.

About midway the height of the casing B are placed horizontal strips H,which form an open flooring upon which honey-cases or comb-boxes K canbe placed. In order to. entirely separate the upper and lower portionsof the hive, I also provide a removable flooring J, which fits theinterior of the hive and rests upon the strips H. For convenfrom having.

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ience of handling this flooring is preferably made in two sectiQ lS, asindicated in Figs. 1 and 2. To lock the outer casing to the base, thebase is grooved on its under surface, as shown at L, and a rod M is runthrough the sides of the casing A and rests in said groove L. By drawingthe rod out the casing A is unlocked from the base and may be readilylifted out of position. The inner casing is also looked to the base bymeans of a suitable hook B, which will be engaged by an eye or pin ofany suitable kind carried by the base B.

It will be obvious that when in use the hive will consist of outer andinner walls spaced apart and witha, covered way provided by the housingF, by which the bees can pass into the interior of the hive, and it willprev-vv vent them from getting in between the inner and outer walls. Thewire, screen C will also prevent the bees from reaching the panels E andbuilding comb thereupon. By remov.-. ing the outer casing A and one ormore of the panels E or the covereboard E a full view of the interiorcan be had. By disengaging the hook B the innercasing B. can be thrownon its hinges, so as to uncover the base B". In use the flooring J isplaced in position upon the strips H, and the bee is confined to thelower portion of the hive until the same is stored with a supply ofhoney and comb for theuse of the bees. The flooring is then r moved,either partially or entirely and they bees are given access to the upperportion of the hive and to the combrcases K. The

process of filling these cases can be. readily 7 watched by removing thepanels E, and when they have been filled they can be readily removedfrom the hive by lifting out the frame D without in any way disturbingthe bees or 40 honey in the lower portion of the hive.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A beehive of the kind described comprising a removable outer casing,a hinged in-.

ner casing, a box having a, wire top, and cut o t at the ends, said boxbeing arranged wlthln the Inner casing, and a houslngxtending betweenthe inner and outereasings 5o and forming a covered guideway openingout: wardly upon the exterior of the outer casing and inwardly Withinthe inner casingand within the box.

2. A beehive of the kind described om prising a base grooved on itsunder face, an inner casing hinged to said base, means for locking thecasing against swinging movement, a vertical movable outer casing adapted to inclose the inner casing and base, a rod ranged in said out-outportions, and, forming a covered way between the exterior of the.outercasing and the inter or of the inner case g JOHN H. PADGETT.Witnesses:

J. A. MGBATH,

A. E. WEBB.

